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Navy Recovers Bodies of All 10 Missing USS McCain Sailors…

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Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered the bodies of all 10 missing USS John S. McCain sailors killed in a collision last week, the Navy said Monday. The Yokosuka-based guided-missile destroyer was traveling to Singapore for a routine port visit when it collided with a Liberian-flagged oil tanker, injuring five sailors…

Navy to Remove 7th Fleet Commander Following Fitzgerald, McCain Collisions…

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The Navy intends to remove Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the 7th Fleet, from his position amid an investigation into four incidents involving the crucial Pacific battle group that resulted in the deaths of multiple sailors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 22. News of Aucoin’s ouster amid…

Some Remains of U.S. Sailors Recovered from USS John S. McCain…

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“Some remains” of the 10 sailors who went missing on Aug. 21 aboard the USS John S. McCain following a collision have been recovered, the Pacific Fleet confirmed in a press conference Tuesday. Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, said “some remains” have been found in a compartment by Navy and…

U.S. Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots Near Iranian Ship…

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A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots Tuesday near an Iranian vessel that came close to it during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, an American defense official said. Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Guard later blamed the American ship for provoking the incident. The encounter involving the USS Thunderbolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship based […]

First Military Case in ‘Fat Leonard’ Navy Bribery Scandal Begins…

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The Navy has charged one of its commanders with accepting gifts and sex with prostitutes from a Malaysian defense contractor. Prosecutors alleged at a preliminary hearing in Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday that Cmdr. David Alexander Morales accepted bottles of champagne, $5,000 meals and sex. They said Morales helped Singapore-based businessman Leonard Francis, nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” […]

Freighter Was on Autopilot When it Hit U.S. Destroyer…

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The deadly collision between a U.S. destroyer and a container ship June 17 took place while the freighter was on autopilot, according to Navy officials. The Philippines-flagged cargo ship ACX Crystal was under control of a computerized navigation system that was steering and guiding the container vessel, according to officials familiar with preliminary results of […]

4 F/A-18 Pilot Deaths Tied to Oxygen System Failures, Navy Reveals…

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Four pilot deaths have been tied to oxygen system failures in the cockpits of F/A-18 Hornets, the Navy revealed Thursday in an in-depth review of oxygen problems plaguing its fighter and trainer jets. The review was launched in late March after instructor pilots at Navy training bases in Kingsville, Texas, Meridian, Miss., and Pensacola, Fla., […]

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